The Ottoman Empire arose from the ashes ... but large swaths of Southeastern Europe, the eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, the Caucasus, and Middle East. It was twice halted in battle at ...
They carved up the Middle East map with the stroke of a pen ... colonial interests out of the remains of the defunct Ottoman Empire. Ethnic, religious and topographical considerations were ...
They carved up the Middle East map with the stroke of a pen, and we have lived with the consequences ever since. The San Remo Conference in 1920 codified colonial interests out of the remains of the ...
Most Americans are unaware that today’s Middle East is an artificial construct ... interests out of the remains of the defunct Ottoman Empire. Ethnic, religious and topographical considerations ...